"I don't think there's a limit," said the showrunner. "Tim DeKay [Peter Burke] has jokingly said he'll go ten seasons without even thinking... and I'd like nothing else more."

Eastin also insisted that Bomer's rising career in movies - following the release of last year's Magic Mike - will not affect the actor's commitment to White Collar.

"We've talked and one of the great things about doing a cable schedule is that it still leaves a really huge hiatus for him to go do features," Eastin explained. "So I think we'll end up doing more than seven seasons on White Collar."